Markets

I have a fetish for markets. Though I don't like being a tourist, I enjoy the energy of the vendors/traders at local markets. It doesn't matter if it's the far reaches of Balikuddembe (formerly known as "Owino", one of the largest markets in east Africa), the local farmers market, NYC or in this case, off Shantou, China. These pictures were taken at a small market on an island off of Shantou (Guangzhou Province) last August late in the afternoon: